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What academies must or should publish online – UPDATED 24 October

The DfE have updated the ‘test, exam and assessment results’ section. Some of the information which academies should publish has changed in that section. They have updated information for academies in the ‘behaviour policy’ section. They have also made changes to the ‘pupil premium’, ‘PE and sport premium’, ‘complaints policy’

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What maintained schools must or should publish online – UPDATED 24 October

The DfE updated the ‘test, exam and assessment results’ section. Some of the information which schools must publish has changed in that section. They have added detail on what schools should publish about governors in the ‘governance information’ section. They have also made changes to the ‘pupil premium’, ‘PE and

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Supporting young people with Emotionally Based School Avoidance- there’s still time to book!

Dear All  We’re thrilled to invite you to our upcoming KoothTalks webinar for Local Services and Healthcare professionals on supporting young people with Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA). The webinar will detail how our digital platform can support young people presenting with EBSA, information from our Kooth Clinical Team and EBSA

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Kooth and Qwell in Northumberland

Welcome to Kooth and Qwell’s October 2024 newsletter As we approach World Mental Health Day on the 10th of October, it’s a perfect time to reflect on any challenges you and your students face, especially with the recent changes in social media safety. According to a recent BBC article, nearly 60% of young people have experienced negative impacts from online

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World Mental Health Day – toolkit for school staff

World Mental Day is held every 10th October to raise awareness of mental health and drive positive change for everyone’s mental health. This year’s theme is prioritising mental health in the workplace. Education Support, the only UK charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of teachers and education

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Health Improvement (HIMP) Training Programme

Please find details of our training courses below.  Please also see the attached document which gives further details on all of our courses which are currently delivered over Microsoft Teams, unless otherwise stated. Please feel free to forward this email to any of your contacts who you think would be interested

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Ofsted handbooks updated – 16 September

Ofsted has today published updates to its state-funded school inspection handbooks as well as its deferral, pausing and gathering additional evidence policy, ahead of routine school inspections returning on 23 September. From this term state-funded schools will not receive an overall effectiveness grade during graded inspections, following the decision by the

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Northumberland SEND survey is closing soon – families encouraged to have their say

We want to hear from families to help shape the future of services for children and young people with SEND in Northumberland   Families are encouraged to have their say by completing an online survey through the Local Offer website and sharing their experiences about what is working well and what

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Autumn Pupil Premium Network Meetings are now open for bookings

The  Pupil Premium Network meetings provide an opportunity to hear from the School Improvement Team on national and countywide pupil premium/disadvantage issues, and discuss pertinent issues with colleagues from other schools. Main agenda:  Select from the following links below, to attend your localised meeting: Monday 04/11/2024 – 1:30-4:00pm Pupil Premium

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News alert: School Partnerships Programme Opens for Applications

The Ogden Trust is accepting applications for new school partnerships starting in 2025-26.  The School Partnerships programme offers funding and support to groups of schools in England that are committed to enhancing physics teaching and learning. The programme provides funding for schools over a period of five years. To be

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NOW PUBLISHED – Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 

The latest version of Keeping Children Safe in Education has now been published. You can download it here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education–2 The content is almost as expected from the ‘for information’ version, published in May 2024. There are two changes areas to note: – Safer Recruitment for individuals who have lived or worked

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Calling all Northern Schools! 

Young people’s creative learning charity Mortal Fools are offering Northern schools’ FREE access to their award-winning Mental Health Education through storytelling intervention; MELVA. Express your interest in a free MELVA licence TODAY via: https://melva.org.uk/eoi/ Mortal Fools have funding from the North East Combined Authority in place to cover the cost of

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Places available – Youth Mental Health Awareness training on Thursday 5th September 2024

There are still places available on the Youth Mental Health Awareness training session on Thursday 5th September 2024, 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm, should you or anyone you know be interested in attending. Places on our courses must be booked through the online platform Learning Together, and you can book a

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Health Improvement (HIMP) Training Programme

Please find details of our training courses below.  Please also see the attached document which gives further details on all of our courses which are currently delivered over Microsoft Teams, unless otherwise stated. Please feel free to forward this email to any of your contacts who you think would be interested

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